Dewar flask

Dewar flask
Dewar Dew"ar (d[=u]"[~e]r), Dewar vessel Dew"ar ves`sel, Dewar flask Dew"ar flask [After Sir James Dewar, British physicist.] A double-walled glass vessel for holding liquid air, liquid nitrogen, etc., having the space between the walls exhausted so as to prevent conduction of heat, and sometimes having the glass silvered to prevent absorption of radiant heat; -- called also, according to the particular shape,

{Dewar bulb},

{Dewar tube}, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]


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  • Dewar (flask) — [do͞o′ər, dyo͞o′ər] n. 〚after Sir James Dewar (1848 1923), Scot chemist & physicist〛 a double walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases: also written dewar * * * …   Universalium

  • Dewar (flask) — [do͞o′ər, dyo͞o′ər] n. [after Sir James Dewar (1848 1923), Scot chemist & physicist] a double walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases: also written dewar …   English World dictionary

  • Dewar (flask) — [do͞o′ər, dyo͞o′ər] n. [after Sir James Dewar (1848 1923), Scot chemist & physicist] a double walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases: also written dewar …   English World dictionary

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  • Dewar flask — /ˈdjuə flask/ (say dyoohuh flahsk) noun a double walled silvered glass flask in which the space between the walls is evacuated, used for storing liquids at a low temperature, especially liquid air. {named after Sir James Dewar} …  

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